Safety-gate for railway-cars.



T. P. TALBOT, JR., SAFETY GATE FOR RAILWAY CARS. APPLICATION IILBD NOV.26, 1907. RENEWED AUG. 10. 1908.

Patented sept. 22, 1908.

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T. F. TALBOT, JR. SAFETY GATE FOR RAILWAY GARS. APPLICATION FILED NOV.26, 1907. RENEWED AUG. 10, 1908. 899,494. Y Patented sept. 22, 1908.

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wnfoz T'. P. TALBOT, 1R.. SAFETY GATE FOR RAILWAY GARS. APPLICATIONFILED NOV. Z6, 1907.,- RBNEWED AUG. 10, 1908.

Patented Sept. 22, 1908.

any@ n' te z T. T. TALBOT, IBL SAFETY GATE POR RAILWAY GARS. ARPLIGATIONFILED NO'V. 26, 1.907. RENEWED AUG. 10,1908. f 899,494. Patented sept.22, 190s.

,IPA-TENT OFFICE.

THOMAS r. TALBOT, JR., OF'OHE'YENE, WYOMING.

SAFETY-GATE FOR 4RAILWAY-(ums.

Specification of Letters Patent.

` Patented Sept. 22, 1908.

Application filed November 26, 1907, Serial No. V^ !;0;3,969. RenewedAugustlo, 1908. Serial No. 447,851.

To all whom it may concern.-V

Be it known that I, THoMAs F. TALBOT,

`Jr., a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Railway'- ars j and Idohereby declare the` following to be a` full, clear, andeXactdescription ofthe invention, such as will enable' othersskilledin,thel art to which it ap,per

" gate in the' adjacent end of the car to be coutains' to make and usethe same.` Y

The present invention has reference to safety ates for passenger cars,.and it aims, general y; to provide an exceedingly simple, inexpensive,and effectivedevice of that nature designed especially.foryattachment tothe vestibules ofthe cars.

The gates ordinarilyemployed for that purpose are eithercomplete1ydetachable from' the arched framefofthe vestibule door,

or are hingedtheretoin which latter instance they are swungto one sideto permit passage through the doorway, Whileinthe former instance they`are .disposedl within the car When-not in actualfusefand must be set upand removed manuallyqby the v.b rakeman or other oflicial. Where `twoormore vestibule cars yare coupledtogether, the'doorways in both instancesabove-mentioned are open,` to

afford a passage fromonecarto anothenthe gate on the rear vestibule of`the rear `caronly being closed. y It will be'apparent, therefore,

that in either case,` there is l great danger, when one carbecomessuddenly uncoupled from the others from'anycause-,to any as-;

'sengers standing onthe front vestibule lo lvthe vuncoupled car orin-therear vestibule ofthe preceding car oft falling or being;thrown`through the open ldoorjwaywhen the train isv roundingl a sharp curve,"thisf'beingi,particu-Y l A lsection throughfthe door frame and thecasl'ings secured thereto, the gate sections being shown'in'openlposition within the casings.

larlytruewhere a car becomes out off.

It 1s the prime lobject ofvthis'mvention, therefore, to avoid vallliability'ofthejfoccur j rence of suchfaccident'sby providing@ gate foreach vestibule ofthercar, which gates are held in open position when the`carsjarecoubled together,bu t' are `'autoifnatically-l closed as soonas the cars areunco'upled and'tofree positionuntil-the cars are againCoupled.; g i The invention furth Opened when thecars areagain 'sidesiin"the p'r'o]` vision. of a slidinggategwhich i s not,. onlyrV adapted tomove automatically'into-)closed lposltimi as 'S'Qnfa the Gars areilllcilpld, as

alrea'dv statedfbut isalso,automaticallyl t v u "T11, 12 the doorwayWhlch is formed in thc l gate on, the rear vestibule of the rear' c ar,however, being normally closed, and, therefore, unaffected bythecoupling or uncou .ling of this carwith the preceding car. n Vthisrespect, the invention more particularly `above described which isopened by means of a projecting member or members hinged thereto, suchmembers being adapted to contact with similar members carried by the ersof both gates forcing the latter simultaneously into open position Whilethe withdrawal of said members from such contact, when a car isuncoupled, permits 'the gates to simultaneously close.

The invention further resides in the formapled thereto, the mutualcontact ofthe mem- Vwhich are? movable simultaneously towards and fromeach other, to close and Open the doorway, bemg'disposed in the latterinstance of the door frame Whose sidesy are slotted verlspective view ofthe 'rear endof a vestibule passenger car,ywith the improved gateapplied4 t AFig. 2 is an end elevation of the car showing the gate open.Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical Fig.;`4 Vis a transverse section tal-:enon the line 4-4 of Fig. V2. Fig. 5 is a verticalsec- 1F ig. 6isa'vertical section taken onthe line `6-"f )`of`Fig. 1. Fig. 7 'is' afragmental side velevation' of "the meetingfends of two cars about: tobecoupled, showing the initial con# 'tact gates.

fticularl to `Fig. *1 thereof,v 10." designates, genera y,thevestibuledl rear end of the car tion .of'each gate in two sections orhalves,l

4in boxes or casings located on opposite sides- "tically to permit therequisite movement of resides in the -provision ofa gate ofthe type Themventlonwilibe feady understed Of the said drawingsz--Figure 1l is aperereto, vand shown in closed position.

tion taken on the line 5,.-5 of thesamegurc. i

of the `operating!-plates ,carried vby the Referring tol-the drawings,andr more pari end wall of the vestibule to afford a passage to thesucceeding car,'13A the arched franie of said doorway, and 14 the gate.As' the gates and their attendant parts at both ends of the .car areidentical in construction, and the section comprises inner and outerposts 1S and 19 and a series of connecting cross-pieces 20 whoseopposite ends are pivoted between the two members 'of which each postconsists. The inner post 18 lof each gate travels along a guide .rail21whieh is disposed vertically within each casing and is secured atopposite ends to the rear wall thereof, the longitudinal flange 22 -withwhich each rail is provided extending across the outer face of the gatepost last-mentioned which is thus confined therebetween andthe rear wallof the casing. By reasonof this construction, it will be apparent whenthe gate sections move away from each other into their respectivecasings, that the inner post of each section will travel upwardly alongthe corresponding guide rail, while the outer post will simply moveacross the floor of the vestibule until it reaches the side wall ofthecasing, at which time the inner post has reached the limit of itsupward movement, each outer post being provided at its lower end with aroller 23 to prevent the marring of the vestibule floor and tofacilitate the movement of the sections. Vhile the provision of theguide flanges 22 is ordinarily 'sufficient -to hold the inner gate postagainst lateral ,movement away `from the guide rails, a second guiderail 24 is prefer-` ably disposed within each casing, and securedtherein at opposite ends, the inner post htting between lsaid railswhich are spaced apart from each other, as shown in Figs, 3A

and't. During the movement of the sections into closed position, theinner posts `travel downwardly between theI guide rails,

.25 whichextends across the langed portion of the rail 21 and is hingedat its lower edge to -wardly and outwardl esame the inner edge of aflatlink 26 whose opposite edge is similarly connected to a vertical pusherlate 27 intermediate the ends thereof, the ower -end of the pusher beinghinged to a strap 28 secured to the bottom wall of the casing.

The gate sections are sufficiently heavy to maintain them-normallyclosed, with their inner posts resting at their lower ends upon thefloor or bottoni wall of the casings, in which position the pusherplates extend upfrom the casings, as shown in Figs. 1 an 7. Where,however, their weight is not sufficient for this purpose, a weight 29may be secured to each horizontal plate 25 between the iail 21 and theside .wall of the casing.

The gates are secured to both vestibule ends of the cars, as alreadystated, and ai'e so disposed thereon that the pusher plates 27 on therear end of one car will exactly alineA with those on the front end ofthe succeeding ear. By reason of this particular disposition, it will beapparent that when one car is moved towards another to be coupledthereto, the opposite pusher plates on the cars 'will contact with eachother, and as thc movement of the cars towards each other continues bothsets of pushers will be forced 'backwardly and upwardly into theirrespecmovemcntof the pusher platcsobviously causes an upward movement ofthe corresponding inner gate posts to which they are connected by thelinks 26 and horizontal plates 25, effecting in consequence the openingof the gates. When, however, the ears become uncoupled for any `reason,the resultant separation thereof will at once permit the inner gateposts to travel downward in their respective casings, forcing the gatesections towards cach other and thus closing the doorways. The gate atthe roar end of the rear car is normally closed, as has been previouslystated.

.lt is to be noted that both the opening and thel closing of the gatesis effected automatically, virtually simultaneously with the couplingand uneoupling of the cars; that the corresponding movements of the twogates likewise take ell'ect sinniltancously; and that the gate sectionsare held in closed 'position by their own weight, there being thereforeno necessity for the provision ol latches or similar locking means.

y The straps 28 to which the pusher plates are hinged may, il' desired,be secured to the top wall of the easings instead of' to the bottomwalls thereof, as shown, in' which instance the horizontal plates 25will be fastened to the lower ends ol" the inner gate posts, but sincesuch change amounts .merely to a reversal of position of the partsinquestion, necessity for illustration thereof is not apparent.- l lOther such changes and modifications may obviously be made withinthe'scope `of the appended claims, as the invention is not intended tobe limited to the exact details of construction shown` and described.

^ What is claimed is f 1. The combination, with a pair ol'passenger carsand their couplings, of a movable; gate located at the inner end of eachcar; and

means connected with the gates for eiiecti-ng t matically eilectingtheir simultaneous opening when the cars are coupled; andseparate meansfor automatically when the cars are uncoupled.

4. The combination, wi h apairof passen-'j ger cars and their couplings,of. a movable gate' located at the inner end :of each car., each gatecomprisingaa ",pair vof t sections movable towards and from eachV other;de-

vices connected with the sections `of each gate for automaticallyn`"movingthe salme lawayV from each` other'` when the carsfare coupled;and separateydevicesvfor vautomatically moving thesectionsj of eachgate.` towards keach other-when the cars, ,are uncoupled. v

5. `lThe combination, withapair'of passenger cars and theircouplings,}o`f 4 amovable gate located at the innerendfof each car;

anda pusher connected with each gate', the

pusher on the gate loffonefcar beiligladapted to contact with fthatonthe other ca'iywhen` the cars are 'coupled' togetherftoopenithe gatessimultaneousl i 6. The combinationywith senger cars and their couplings,of a movable gate located at the `innerend-ol" each car; and

a swinging 'member hingedly connectedwith each gate, the member on theate'ofone car being adapted tof. contact. wit `thatjon the other car,Lwhen l the [cars ,arecouple'dj tgether, to open' thegates:simultaneously.`V t,

7. The'combinatiomfwithf,lpairof passenz ger cars and their couplings,ffoff a, movable gate located yat the inner 1end :of Ieachcar,

each gate compsinga pairl of; `sections amovy `able towards andyfronieachother; ,and 'ail n swinging memberliingedly`conne`ctedtoeachsection, 'the member onea'chfsection ofgone `'gate being .adapted tocontact 4with'that on` closing `.the-gates each gate comprising a pairvof sections movable towards and away.4 from each other; devicesconnected with the sections of each gate for holding the same in closedposition when the cars are uncoupled and a swinging 'member hingedlyconnected to each section,

l the member on each section of oney gate beingadapted to contact withthat on the opposite section of the other gate, to simult'aneouslyv movethe sections of each gate away from each other when the cars lare 4coupled together, to open the-gates.

9. The combination, in a gate, of a pair of oppositely-,disposedvertical .casings arranged in spaced relation to each other, each casingbeing` provided with a longitudinal slot; av

gate section connectedwith each casing and movable through the slottherein towards and from the other section; and la pusher hinged toveachcasing and to the corresponding gate section for effecting the movementof thelatter.

1'0. `The combination, in a gate, of a pair of op lositely-disposedvertical casings arrange 'in spaced relation'to each other, each casingbeing `provided with a longitudinal slot ;4 aV gate sectionconnectedwlth each casing-'and movable tliroughthe slot therein towards and fromthe other'section,` each section :comprising a pair of lend posts and`connectililg cross-pieces pivoted .at 'opposite endsthereto'; avertical'guide rail disposed within each casing along which theinnerpost of each'gate section travelsvduring the movement of thelatter; and a pusher hinged to eachcasing and tothe corresponding 'gatesection ffor eHe'cting themovement thereoi` 'towardsfthe other gatesection.

f *11.` The combination, in a gate, of a pair of. oppositely -disposedvertical casings arrangedin spaced' relation to each other, each slot;va gate section connected with eachv casing and 4movable .throu h'theslottherein .towardsand frbm the ot er section, each `sectioncomprisinga pair of end posts and v connecting cross-pieces Ipivoted at oppositeends thereto; a vertical guide rail dlsposed ,within each casing andprovided with a lonitudinal flange adapted to extend across theigrontface of the. inner Srondinglgae Section, sai 0st being adPt' f edtoftra-vel` between sai( `ilange and the reariwall ofthe casing duringthe movement post of the corre- I fof the gate section; and apusherhinged to 'each-casing and to the corresponding gate `jsec'tion,foreffecting the movement thereof gate -section slidablethrough the slot ineach casing towards and from the other sectionv and eomprising a pair ofend posts and connecting cross-pieces pivoted at opposite endsltliereto; a vertical guide rail disposed within each casing along whichthe inner post of the corresponding gate seetlon travels during themovement of the latter; a plate secured to the inner post of Veach gatesection; a weight seeined to each plate for moving thef'gate sectionstowards each other, to closethela gate; and st pusher hingedly connectedtov each easing and to the corresponding plate,

rfor moving *he gate' sections away from each other, to open the gate.

In testimony whereof, I aix my signa- 2o ture, in presence of twowitnesses.

THOMAS F. TALBOT, JR.

Witnesses R. A; PnooToR, J. W. BRUNER.'

